| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Trouble Ahead: Shifts in Funding Limit Access to Methadone, Threaten Treatment Expansion
USA. Trouble Ahead: Shifts in Funding Limit Access to Methadone, Threaten Treatment Expansion
With opioid overdoses now killing more people than traffic accidents or HIV infection—more than 45,000 lives were lost to overdoses in 2017—you’d think that most people with opioid use disorder (OUD) could easily access treatment. But that’s not the case. Only a minority receive any substance use treatment, such as counseling or inpatient treatment; even fewer receive medication treatment (MT). (ATForum, USA, 21.02.2019)
http://atforum.com/2019/02/funding-limit-access-methadone-threaten-treatment-expansion/